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Definition: WAITED |
WAITEDImperative & past participle1. Of Wait |
Date "WAITED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Crosswords: WAITED |
| English words defined with "WAITED": air, answer ♦ blind, breeze ♦ coincidence, curdling ♦ entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway ♦ family ♦ gentle wind ♦ home, house, household ♦ in line ♦ menage ♦ order ♦ reply, response ♦ silenced, sneakily, still, stock-still, surreptitiously ♦ time ♦ zephyr. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "WAITED": Asparagus ♦ Beefeaters ♦ Harry Soph ♦ Sparrowgrass ♦ Valkyriur. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | For a thousand years you've waited for my return. (End of Days; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe) Because even if I waited until we were old, old people, you'd be bound to look back over the years and be hurt. (Brief Encounter; writing credit: David Lean, written by Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean, and Ronald Neame.) Gentlemen, we've waited a long time to hear this. (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft) So she sat in her tower and waited for true love, and true love's first kiss. (Shrek; writing credit: Ted Elliott) The messenger said he waited in the Oval Office for ten minutes while the president wrote the card. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) | |
Lyrics | I've waited so long to say this to you (I Do (Cherish You); performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Keith Stegall and Dan Hill) And we waited on the thunder (Night Moves; performing artist: BOB SEGER; writing credit: Bob Seger) He waited his whole damn life to take that flight (Ironic; performing artist: Alanis Morissette) When I waited for your call (I Heard a Rumour; performing artist: Bananarama) I waited for an hour last Friday night, she never came around (American Girls; performing artist: Counting Crows) | |
Clever | I could have become a soldier if I had waited; I knew more about retreating than the man who invented retreating. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Man Who Waited (1922) Not the Man She Waited For (1900) | |
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![]() | The doctor waited quietly before him.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Sumnerfield, Texas. Brakeman running back to his train at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Amarillo, Texas and Clovis, New Mexico, as it is ready to start again, after having waited in a siding.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Cardinal J. Newman | Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | Emma waited the result with impatience, but not without strong hopes. |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | I moved away a few steps, and waited to follow her into the carriage, where I resumed the conversation. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A big Flemish servant girl waited on him in all haste. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He waited till all in the chapel had knelt and every least noise was still. |
Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury | She waited a moment. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He waited to let the whole emphasis of the preceding passage disappear and be forgotten. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I had the honor to dine with the Governor, where a new set of ghosts served up the meat, and waited at table. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I often performed this duty of hospitality, waited long enough to milk a whole herd of cows, but did not see the man approaching from the town. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | If you waited to start a family, young children are still in need of attention when you are possibly tired from having trouble sleeping. (references) | |
Business | According to experts, customers who could have afforded top-of-the-line products often chose products in the mid-price and mid-quality range or waited for special sales. (references) | |
Although municipality owned shares could be sold only if approved by the NPF, during the 1998-99 period a majority of municipalities transferred their rights to hold the shares to foreign investors and waited for the NPF approval. (references) | ||
Children | Iraq | In contrast mortality rates for children under 5 years old in the Kurdish-controlled north dropped in the period between 1994 and 1999. The Special Rapporteur criticized the Government for "letting innocent people suffer while [it] maneuvered to get sanctions lifted." Had the Government not waited 5 years to adopt the oil-for-food program in 1996, he stated in October 1999, "millions of innocent people would have avoided serious and prolonged suffering." For the 8th, the Government held 3-week training courses in weapons use, hand-to-hand fighting, rappelling from helicopters, and infantry tactics for children between 10 and 15 years of age. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Greece | Although the period mandated by law for processing the application is 3 months, the Ministry waited until October 2000 to decide that it would not recognize the Scientologist community as an "official" religion. (references) |
Economic History | Canada | The long-awaited legislation addressing the severe tax implications of rolling over a subsidiary into a branch of the parent corporation was passed June 12, 2001 but was entered into force retroactive to June 1999. Seven American banks have already applied and been granted licenses to open branches; others have waited for the tax provisions before moving ahead. (references) |
Human Rights | Zambia | There was some progress in holding trials; in past years, some defendants had waited as long as 10 years for their trials to commence. (references) |
Pakistan | Asif Zardari, husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has waited for more than 4 years for the start of his trial on charges of killing his brother-in-law, Murtaza Bhutto. (references) | |
Political Economy | EGYPT | Most people waited, anticipating a clearer policy and further depreciation/devaluation. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Regis Philbin | This is when you got out of the car, finally. I waited there two hours. People are driving me nuts, and you finally came out. I thought you were dressed like a priest. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Rutherford Hayes | 1877-1881 | Its decisions have been patiently waited for, and accepted as legally conclusive by the general judgment of the public. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We have said all this, and we have asked-and hoped-and we have waited for a response. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Who can ever forget that night when we waited for television to bring us the scene of that first plane landing at Clark Field in the Philippines---bringing our POWs home. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | The old unemployment system just sort of kept you going while you waited for your old job to come back. |
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| "WAITED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 86.66% of the time. "WAITED" is used about 3,587 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 86.66% | 3,109 | 3,021 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 13.31% | 477 | 12,448 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.03% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,587 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "WAITED": waited-on, waited-until, waited-we. | |
Ending with "WAITED": long-waited. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
i lord waited | 4 |
waited | 3 |
high i lord waited | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "WAITED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 等待 (Wait, Waiting, WAITS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | attendu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gewartet (maintained). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 美女'侍らす (to be waited upon by a beauty), 待ち人 (person being waited for). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | びじょ'はべらす (to be waited upon by a beauty), まちびと (person being waited for). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 기다리" (Awaited). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aitedway ожидать (anticipate, await, awaited, awaits, bargain for, be waiting, expect, watch for). (various references) perdado. (various references) väntade (awaited). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 12, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Epoihsan oun autw deipnon ekei kai h marqa dihkonei o de lazaroV eiV hn twn sunanakeimenwn autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fecerunt autem ei cenam ibi et Martha ministrabat Lazarus vero unus erat ex discumbentibus cum eo |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | . Lazarus wæs an þare; þe mid heom sæt. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thei maden to hym a soopere there, and Martha mynystride to hym; and Lazarus was oon of men that saten at the mete with hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | There they made him a supper and Martha served: But Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table. |
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| Language | John Chapter 12, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug didto gidalitan siya nilag panihapon. Si Marta mao ang nagsilbi, apan si Lazaro usa sa mga mitambong sa kan-anan uban kaniya. |
| Croatian | Ondje mu prirediše veèeru. Marta posluživaše, a Lazar bijaše jedan od njegovih sustolnika. |
| Danish | Der gjorde de da et Aftensmåltid for ham, og Martha vartede op; men Lazarus var en af dem, som sade til Bords med ham. |
| Dutch | Zij bereidden Hem dan aldaar een avondmaal, en Martha diende; en Lazarus was een van degenen, die met Hem aanzaten. |
| Finnish | Siellä valmistettiin hänelle ateria, ja Martta palveli, mutta Lasarus oli yksi niistä, jotka olivat aterialla hänen kanssaan. |
| French | L , on lui fit un souper; Marthe servait, et Lazare était un de ceux qui se trouvaient table avec lui. |
| German | Daselbst machten sie ihm ein Abendmahl, und Martha diente; Lazarus aber war deren einer, die mit ihm zu Tische saßen. |
| Hungarian | Vacsorát készítének azért ott néki, és Mártha szolgál vala fel; Lázár pedig egy vala azok közül, a kik együtt ülnek vala õ vele. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di sana Yesus dijamu oleh mereka, dan Marta melayani. Lazarus dan tamu-tamu duduk makan bersama-sama dengan Yesus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Di situ mereka itu membuat suatu perjamuan bagi-Nya, dan Marta adalah melayani; maka Lazarus itu seorang daripada orang yang duduk makan dengan Yesus. |
| Italian | Equi gli fecero una cena: Marta serviva e Lazzaro era uno dei commensali. |
| Maori | A taka ana e ratou he hapa mana i reira; ko Mata te kaitaka; ko Raharuhi tetahi o te hunga i noho tahi me ia. |
| Norwegian | Der gjorde de et måltid for ham, og Marta gikk til hånde; men Lasarus var en av dem som satt til bords med ham. |
| Portuguese | Deram-lhe ali uma ceia; Marta servia, e Lázaro era um dos que estavam mesa com ele. |
| Rumanian | Acolo I-au pregqtit o cinq. Marta slujea, iar Lazqr era unul din ceice wedeau la masq cu El. |
| Russian | фБН ТЙЗПФПЧЙМЙ еНХ ЧЕЮЕТА, Й нБТЖБ УМХЦЙМБ, Й мБЪБТШ 'ЩМ П"ОЙН ЙЪ ЧПЪМЕЦБЧЫЙИ У оЙН. |
| Shuar | Jesus jeamtai ayurawarmiayi. Rásarusha niijiai Yurumámiayi. Mártasha yurumkan iwiasmakmiayi. |
| Spanish | Le hicieron allí una cena. Marta servía, y Lázaro era uno de los que estaban sentados a la mesa con él. |
| Swahili | Huko walimwandalia chakula cha jioni, naye Martha akawa anawatumikia. Lazaro alikuwa mmoja wa wale waliokuwa mezani pamoja na Yesu. |
| Swedish | Där gjorde man då för honom ett gästabud, och Marta betjänade dem, men Lasarus var en av dem som lågo till bords jämte honom. |
| Uma | Mpobabehi-ra karamea, apa' goe' -ra mpotarima Yesus hi ngata-ra. Marta moruhe, Lazarus mpohimpohura-ki Yesus pai' torata ntani' -na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "WAITED": awaited, outwaited. (additional references) | |
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"WAITED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aited, taited, twaite, waata, waied, waiet, waifed, wained, waiste, waisted, waiten, waiton, wated, weeted, wiate, wited, writed, wuite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "WAITED" (pronounced wā"tud) |
| 5 | w ā" t u d | awaited, equated, overweighted, weighted. |
| 4 | -ā" t u d | abated, annotated, baited, bated, belated, berated, conjugated, created, dated, debated, deflated, desecrated, dilated, elated, fated, feted, gated, grated, hated, inflated, interrelated, mated, misstated, negated, overrated, plated, predated, prorated, rated, reinstated, related, restated, sated, sedated, skated, slated, stated, translated, unabated, undated, underrated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, updated, vacated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, backdated, bankrupted, batted, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, daunted, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unreconstructed, unregulated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, uplifted, uprooted, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, wanted, warranted, wasted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dawtie. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-t-w" | |
-1 letter: tawed, tawie, wited. | |
-2 letters: adit, aide, awed, date, dawt, diet, dita, dite, edit, idea, tide, tied, twae, wade, wadi, wait, wide, wite. | |
-3 letters: aid, ait, ate, awe, daw, dew, die, dit, eat, eta, tad, tae, taw, tea, ted, tew, tie, twa, wad, wae, wat, wed, wet, wit. | |
-4 letters: ad, ae, ai, at, aw, de. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-t-w" | |
+1 letter: awaited, dawties, tideway, waisted. | |
+2 letters: antiweed, bawdiest, tawdrier, tawdries, tideways, viewdata. | |
+3 letters: dawsonite, dishwater, drawliest, handwrite, inswathed, outwaited, statewide, tawdriest, tidewater, ultrawide, viewdatas, waterbird, waterside, whitehead. | |
+4 letters: dawsonites, deadweight, dewatering, dishwaters, dumbwaiter, handwrites, headwaiter, hitherward, midwatches, nationwide, outwearied, planetwide, shadowiest, stewarding, tawdriness, tidewaters, wadsetting, wainscoted, waitressed, waterbirds, watersides, wattlebird, whitebeard, whiteboard, whiteheads, wildcatted, wildcatter, wiretapped. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 41 49 54 45 44 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .. - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01000001 01001001 01010100 01000101 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W A I T E D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0041 0049 0054 0045 0044 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)573543543938 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Quotations: Spoken 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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